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RUEDA LIBRE [4 records]

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Record 1 2023-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Cycling
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
CONT

A chain splitter will allow you to sort broken links, and to fit and shorten new chains; cassette and freewheel removers are used to replace these items as they wear, and are required if spokes need replacing in the rear wheel.

Key term(s)
  • free-wheel remover

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Cyclisme
  • Motos et motoneiges
CONT

Comment démonter une roue libre de vélo? […] Tourner le démonte-roue libre à l'aide d'une longue clé à molette ou d'une clé plate dans le sens inverse des aiguilles d'une montre […]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Herramientas y equipo (Mecánica)
  • Ciclismo
  • Motocicletas y motos de nieve
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Record 2 2015-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

[Referring to] a wind generator that is not connected to a load ... and in danger of self-destruction from overspeeding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Se dit d'une éolienne dont le rotor tourne librement sans être relié à une charge électrique (banc de batteries), l'exposant ainsi à des dommages majeurs en cas de survitesse.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
  • Energía eólica
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Record 3 2009-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Cycling
  • Motorcycles and Snowmobiles
DEF

A clutch that is fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle and that engages the rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated forward and permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated backwards.

Key term(s)
  • free-wheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Cyclisme
  • Motos et motoneiges
DEF

Mécanisme fixé au moyeu de la roue arrière, qui a pour objet de permettre la rotation de la roue dans le sens de marche du vélo, sans qu'il y ait nécessairement action sur les pédales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
  • Ciclismo
  • Motocicletas y motos de nieve
DEF

Dispositivo de trinquete merced al cual un motor puede arrastrár a una máquina y no ser arrastrado por ella, como en el ejemplo simple de la rueda libre de las bicicletas.

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Record 4 2002-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
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